ChartIn its annual Small Arms Trade Transparency Barometer, the Small Arms Survey compares public reporting among major arms exporting nations on a scale from strong to weak (25 to zero). In recent years, Pakistan scored

Guiding gun control legislation in Pakistan includes the Pakistan Arms Ordinance of 1965,47 amended in 1991 and 2001, the Arms Rules of 1924, the Illicit Arms Act of 1991, the Penal Code of 1860 and the Arms Policy of 201214

Ballistic Record of Firearms and Ammunition

In Pakistan, private guns are prohibited in educational institutions, hostels or boarding and lodging houses, fairs, gatherings or processions of a political, religious, ceremonial or sectarian character, and on the premises of Courts of law or public offices66

UNPoA Commitment

On 21 July 2001, Pakistan committed to a consensus decision of the United Nations to adopt, support and implement the UN Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects76

UNPoA Implementation Monitor Score

In its UN small arms Programme of Action Implementation Monitor (PoAIM Phase 1), the Small Arms Survey scored Pakistan against its commitments to the PoA, then ranked it at No. 7077787980 among 159 Member States

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14.

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15.

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16.

Pakistan.2010.‘Legal, Regulatory and Administrative Framework.’ National Report of Pakistan on its Implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (UNPoA).New York, NY:Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations,1 June. (Q2387)Full Citation

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20.

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21.

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22.

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23.

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28.

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29.

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30.

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31.

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32.

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33.

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37.

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38.

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57.

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58.

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59.

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60.

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Citation for this Article

Alpers, Philip and Marcus Wilson. 2017. Pakistan — Gun Facts, Figures and the Law.Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney. GunPolicy.org, 12 January.Accessed 26 September 2017. at: http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/pakistan